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Q & A Internet Trade

The Internet is a rapidly expanding global marketplace. Its anonymity and unregulated nature provide almost limitless opportunities for criminal activities to thrive undetected - we see this with regard to child pornography and the drug trade. The scope of the illegal trade in wildlife – on a par with the illegal drug trade and arms trafficking – is increasingly occurring over the Internet. It will continue to do so unless action is taken to address this issue.